Trembling, trepidation - the sentence uttered into stone now cast Congregation - gathered close to witness judgment pa**ed Unrepentant - the wanderer accepts his end, yet scornful Unrelenting - a pa**ion that no soul could break nor bend Eight years in the darkness - tortured, confined and alone Led to the palace - the word handed down from the throne Above the roaring ma**es - the flames now cast toward the sky His final performance: to shun the cross he'd forever deny The shadow of ideas stands to loom - The cold and black embers warm the tomb